"Virtually every work that has ever been attributed to Giotto is included in this magnificently illustrated volume. Particular attention is given to the frescoes in Assissi, and in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, as well as those in Florence. The colorplates show every aspect of Giotto's work, and panels, altarpieces, and crucifixes are well represented. A special section devoted to Giotto's sculpture and architecture will interest all students of...

"Beowulf is a stirring and wonderfully readable poem, and the mirror of Anglo-Saxon society. It was composed by a court poet or a monk -- a man equally at home with battle action, highly atmospheric evocation of place, and grand set-pieces in the feasting-hall. Sophisticated and humane, it is both a thrilling adventure story and a deeply serious commentary on human life. In this superb new edition, the passionate events described in the poem are matched...